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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      45,322</td>
<td class="r data">      20,800</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
<td class="r data">      19,629</td>
<td class="r data">      12,751</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">      25,693</td>
<td class="r data">       8,049</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      51,858</td>
<td class="r data">      22,336</td>
<td class="r data">    43.1</td>
<td class="r data">      21,304</td>
<td class="r data">      13,473</td>
<td class="r data">    63.2</td>
<td class="r data">      30,554</td>
<td class="r data">       8,863</td>
<td class="r data">    29.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      51,878</td>
<td class="r data">      22,255</td>
<td class="r data">    42.9</td>
<td class="r data">      21,560</td>
<td class="r data">      13,740</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">      30,318</td>
<td class="r data">       8,515</td>
<td class="r data">    28.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      48,338</td>
<td class="r data">      21,039</td>
<td class="r data">    43.5</td>
<td class="r data">      20,827</td>
<td class="r data">      13,325</td>
<td class="r data">    64.0</td>
<td class="r data">      27,511</td>
<td class="r data">       7,714</td>
<td class="r data">    28.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      45,241</td>
<td class="r data">      18,964</td>
<td class="r data">    41.9</td>
<td class="r data">      19,266</td>
<td class="r data">      11,608</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">      25,975</td>
<td class="r data">       7,356</td>
<td class="r data">    28.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      42,857</td>
<td class="r data">      18,542</td>
<td class="r data">    43.3</td>
<td class="r data">      18,918</td>
<td class="r data">      11,639</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">      23,939</td>
<td class="r data">       6,903</td>
<td class="r data">    28.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      40,457</td>
<td class="r data">      18,282</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
<td class="r data">      18,699</td>
<td class="r data">      11,630</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
<td class="r data">      21,758</td>
<td class="r data">       6,652</td>
<td class="r data">    30.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      40,327</td>
<td class="r data">      18,693</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
<td class="r data">      19,317</td>
<td class="r data">      12,059</td>
<td class="r data">    62.4</td>
<td class="r data">      21,010</td>
<td class="r data">       6,634</td>
<td class="r data">    31.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      38,523</td>
<td class="r data">      18,073</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
<td class="r data">      18,884</td>
<td class="r data">      11,799</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">      19,639</td>
<td class="r data">       6,274</td>
<td class="r data">    31.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      35,759</td>
<td class="r data">      16,437</td>
<td class="r data">    46.0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,511</td>
<td class="r data">      10,550</td>
<td class="r data">    60.2</td>
<td class="r data">      18,248</td>
<td class="r data">       5,887</td>
<td class="r data">    32.3</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       8,618</td>
<td class="r data">       2,714</td>
<td class="r data">    31.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,343</td>
<td class="r data">       1,214</td>
<td class="r data">    51.8</td>
<td class="r data">       6,275</td>
<td class="r data">       1,500</td>
<td class="r data">    23.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       9,989</td>
<td class="r data">       2,938</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,742</td>
<td class="r data">       1,371</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">       7,247</td>
<td class="r data">       1,567</td>
<td class="r data">    21.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       7,475</td>
<td class="r data">       2,102</td>
<td class="r data">    28.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,969</td>
<td class="r data">       1,013</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
<td class="r data">       5,506</td>
<td class="r data">       1,089</td>
<td class="r data">    19.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       5,001</td>
<td class="r data">       1,332</td>
<td class="r data">    26.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,392</td>
<td class="r data">         651</td>
<td class="r data">    46.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,609</td>
<td class="r data">         681</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,958</td>
<td class="r data">       1,016</td>
<td class="r data">    25.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,082</td>
<td class="r data">         443</td>
<td class="r data">    40.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,876</td>
<td class="r data">         573</td>
<td class="r data">    19.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,436</td>
<td class="r data">         906</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,118</td>
<td class="r data">         454</td>
<td class="r data">    40.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,318</td>
<td class="r data">         452</td>
<td class="r data">    19.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,558</td>
<td class="r data">         882</td>
<td class="r data">    24.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,297</td>
<td class="r data">         410</td>
<td class="r data">    31.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,261</td>
<td class="r data">         472</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,813</td>
<td class="r data">         952</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,445</td>
<td class="r data">         450</td>
<td class="r data">    31.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,368</td>
<td class="r data">         502</td>
<td class="r data">    21.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       4,489</td>
<td class="r data">       1,079</td>
<td class="r data">    24.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,630</td>
<td class="r data">         502</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,859</td>
<td class="r data">         577</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      36,704</td>
<td class="r data">      18,086</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
<td class="r data">      17,286</td>
<td class="r data">      11,537</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">      19,418</td>
<td class="r data">       6,549</td>
<td class="r data">    33.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      41,869</td>
<td class="r data">      19,398</td>
<td class="r data">    46.3</td>
<td class="r data">      18,562</td>
<td class="r data">      12,102</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">      23,307</td>
<td class="r data">       7,296</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      44,402</td>
<td class="r data">      20,153</td>
<td class="r data">    45.4</td>
<td class="r data">      19,591</td>
<td class="r data">      12,727</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">      24,811</td>
<td class="r data">       7,426</td>
<td class="r data">    29.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      43,336</td>
<td class="r data">      19,707</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
<td class="r data">      19,435</td>
<td class="r data">      12,674</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">      23,901</td>
<td class="r data">       7,033</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      41,283</td>
<td class="r data">      17,948</td>
<td class="r data">    43.5</td>
<td class="r data">      18,184</td>
<td class="r data">      11,165</td>
<td class="r data">    61.4</td>
<td class="r data">      23,099</td>
<td class="r data">       6,783</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      39,420</td>
<td class="r data">      17,636</td>
<td class="r data">    44.7</td>
<td class="r data">      17,799</td>
<td class="r data">      11,185</td>
<td class="r data">    62.8</td>
<td class="r data">      21,621</td>
<td class="r data">       6,451</td>
<td class="r data">    29.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      37,111</td>
<td class="r data">      17,426</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,467</td>
<td class="r data">      11,189</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">      19,644</td>
<td class="r data">       6,237</td>
<td class="r data">    31.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      36,769</td>
<td class="r data">      17,811</td>
<td class="r data">    48.4</td>
<td class="r data">      18,020</td>
<td class="r data">      11,649</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
<td class="r data">      18,749</td>
<td class="r data">       6,162</td>
<td class="r data">    32.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      34,710</td>
<td class="r data">      17,121</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
<td class="r data">      17,439</td>
<td class="r data">      11,349</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">      17,271</td>
<td class="r data">       5,772</td>
<td class="r data">    33.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      31,268</td>
<td class="r data">      15,356</td>
<td class="r data">    49.1</td>
<td class="r data">      15,880</td>
<td class="r data">      10,047</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">      15,388</td>
<td class="r data">       5,309</td>
<td class="r data">    34.5</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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